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Senators are entitled to P200-M PDAF for 3 years, while a member of the House of Representatives is entitled to P70-M for the same period.

Here are some of the highlights of the COA special audit:

74

legislators exceeded their allocations

8

members of the House of Representatives allocated funds outside their respective districts:

Former Speaker Prospero Nograles

Former Compostela Valley Rep Manuel Zamora

Former Albay Rep Edcel Lagman

Former Cebu City Rep Antonio Cuenco

Former Lanao del Sur Rep Faysah Dumarpa

Former Misamis Occidental Rep Marina Clarete

Former Tarlac Rep Monica Prieto-Teodoro

Former Las Piñas Rep and now Sen Cynthia Villar

Biggest allocations to members of the House of Representatives

P3.2 B

pork barrel released to then Compostela Valley Rep Manuel “Way Kurat” Zamora, the biggest allocation for a lawmaker. But this finding is being questioned by no less than Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. The bulk of P3 billion was supposedly allocated in 2007 for hard projects nationwide.

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